Choir wins the TAPPS 5A Overall Vocal Music Championship!!

As you know this past weekend was the TAPPS 5A State Vocal Music Championships. Before we left our goal wasn’t solely to focus on winning. Our goal was to perform to the very best of our ability and to give thanks and praise to God in the process, and the rest would just come along with it. That being said, this past weekend was the best I have ever heard our choirs perform since I’ve been here. I could not be more proud of these students and what they accomplished on Saturday. Here are the results:

Large Ensembles (20 or more singers):

-Concert Choir – Received a “1” (Superior) in performance and a “1” in sight-reading, earning them the Sweepstakes Award (getting a “1” in both performance and sight reading)

-Men’s Chorus – Received a “1” in both performance and sight-reading, also earning them the Sweepstakes Award.

-Women’s Chorale – Received a “1” in both performance and sight-reading, also earning them the Sweepstakes Award.

To put all of that in perspective, we had a total of 32 entries. 24 of those 32 entries earned a “1” rating. The second-place school (Fort Worth Nolan Catholic) brought a whopping 91 entries. I always tell my students “quality over quantity” and it couldn’t have rang more true on Saturday. The choir represented God, CLHS, and themselves exceptionally this weekend . . . ,